BABY BASICS LOWESTOFT
{CHAR￿y No. 12081201
RECEIPTSAND PAYMENT ACCOUNT
FOR PERIOD 051031202dTO 3111212024
Op8nlng Balance
È4155.68
Donations
£1078.00
Sale of Ex¢o$$ Stock
g154.es
TOTALINCOME
26388.33
Purch88e of M8ttr888e8
£483.75
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
£483.75
BALANCE CAARIÉD FORWARD t4b04.68
Co-op8r8lvè Bank Account
E4904.S8
The8É 8ccount8 ère signed bythe Tre88urer.'
Ch8rt98 Goddard ITreasurer)
Data.. 15M September 2025

8A8Y BASICS LOWESTOFr
ICHARrrY No. 12081201
TRUSTEE REPORT
FOR PERIOD FROM 05103r2024 UPTO 3111212024
StfUGturg. governahce ond m•n8gemeTht
Baby B8sics Loweytoftwas wegisteretl 85 8 Charitable Incorporated Organisation wlth
thg ChgrltyCommSsslon on 5" March 2024.
Tha current tiusroes ol the Ch8rityÈre=
Judith Goddard
Muriel Wilkinson
Lesley ThotnpsDn
OblectivB8and acilvltles
Theobjecrive5 of the CIO ara-. The prevention or relief of poverty In Norfolk 8nd Suffolk
byprovidin8 clothing Énd other essential it8m$ ta tamiliÉs in need, whil8tworkin4Wlth
other org8n158tions Orprolectswo￿Ing tts Pfeverit or relieve povarty forf8mili&s.
Cholrs R•port
Sinca r8¢istrarion 8abyB&3ics Lowestoft has helped 295 famlll&s byproviding¢lothin8
for pre-schuol childFen and newborn babi8s, Saf8 places forbabies and children to
sleep by providing moses baskets and coilbeds with new m8ttr8s$e$. We h8v&8iso
provided essgntials from nappi8s and toil8tiies to formule, hi¢hch8irs and prams.
Baby B88ics Lowestoftaxists to SUPPOrt8xp8ctant rnoth8r8 andfamilias with pi&-
school children who 8restruggiing tinan¢i2lly gnd c$nnottherefore provide the
essentlals forthelr babieslchildrpn. Thès l¥ done In conlunctlon wlth he&lih ènd $oc581
care profe$$ion81$ and otherchariti88 who $8¢k to help deprived families.

Aehl¢v*mo#t8 and P&rtotrnonce
SuppDrtlng FamlUe8
Slnce r8gistratlon we havèconiinued to help fam11188 wlthln Nortolk 8nd SuffoLk who
Uve in areas of high deprivaiitrn. Manyof thesefamilies are dependeni on benefity.
others ar8￿CtIMS of Llomèstic abuse. teenage pr88nències and an incieasin8 number
of r8fugeB$ who have no recourse to publicfunds or benefits.
Ralslno Aw¥renos•
Trust¢0 ludlth Goddard has been r81$ingaworen88s byspe8kingto localwomen's
Instrtute groups and Flot8ryClubs.
Fundralslng end Don8tlon¥
We have re¢elved monet8rydongtioD¥from tho 8bovg-mentioned groups ond continue
to rec8lve donatlons of clothing and baby￿￿1pment from the general public.
Fundraising ha$ been through thesaleof surplus stock which wear6 uriabloto $toro
and 8re mainly donattd items which have not been required by ourclients, w& h8V8
iso signed up to EA55rfunding to try and ral$8lhe funds nac•$saryto provlde new
mgttr88565.
Qpefa*lon• and Admlnl¥tration
W8 op8nad own b8nk account,. ourfundy previously being held within the8ccount8
otthe Church where wear& locate¢. We have also welcomed Charles Godd8rd as our
Treasurgr.
Practlc8l ch8lLenges hBVa been mainlydueto o Igck of ypace both 10 Stofe equipment
end compiltrreque5ted iiems. This has a knOck￿ft effect resulting in delayed respon88
to requests and an inaL>ilityio involve moré voluntèars.

Fln8hCtrI
The￿ h8ve b￿n no financi81 developrnenr8 to 18POrt. The truste&s continueto try and
raise awareness and explore moreway8 to iai8efund5. Thetrustees continueto ensure
thatallfunds raised artdirected tow&rds 8chievin8 th8cor8 piJrpo8e$ of the Gharity.
Looklng Forward
In 2025 ourprforitie&wiLi includg:
Continuing to r8ise aw8r8ne88
Explorlng opportunitles fornew fundralslnglnltlatlv88.
Applyin8forgranis to enable momngthe chgrity tolgrger prem1s88.
Co￿1￿110￿
DeBPite workingin Crgmped conditions andwith a limiied workforcethecharityhas
been 8bleto m8ke8 posltive irnpact on the lives of vulnèrable f8rnilies. As trustees we
ere cornrDitted to continvingthis workthfough collaboretion Wifh Heèlth 8nd Soci81
Care professionals as well8s otherch8rities and will ÉndeÈvourto $8curo grantfunding
to enable us to expand tha heipwg can offor.
Judith Goddard
Chair of Tnjytees